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Posted by: Lady Elaine Knox 27-Jun-2003, 05:28 PM

Give thou thine heart to the wild magic,
To the Lord and the Lady of Nature,
Beyond any consideration of this world.
Do not covet large or small,
Do not despise weakling or poor,
Semblance of evil allow not near thee,
Never give nor earn thou shame.

The Ancient Harmonies are given thee,
Understand them early and prove,
Be one with the power of the elements,
Put behind thee dishonour and lies.

Be loyal to the Lord of the Wild Wood,
Be true to the Lady of the Stars,
Be true to thine own self besides,
True to the magic of Nature above all else.

Do not thou curse anyone,
Lest thou threefold cursed shouldst be,
And shouldst thou travel ocean and earth,
Follow the very step of the ancient trackways.

I hold these dear to my heart...even did small scrolling tapestry with this on it.

Posted by: me.mak 13-Jul-2003, 11:35 PM

AMAZINGLY LOVELY~~!

Posted by: free2Bme 14-Jul-2003, 07:13 AM

Very beautiful...

Posted by: Shadows 14-Jul-2003, 11:08 AM

Those who live by this code will be blessed with the powers of the universe.

Posted by: FloweroftheWest 14-Jul-2003, 12:51 PM

Nice one , lady Elaine ... Its what i do more or less ... unfortunately being true to yerself in today's society seems not very popular and those who do it have to suffer for it

But nontheless never let ye be yerself conquered and to grumble about things doesn' t help anyone at all . The only thing ye might achieve is to make things as miserable as ye claim them to be ...

So "As long as I can see the morning and miracles much more than i can say, there's an earth to keep you still believing in drifting hearts so far away.

As long as I can see the morning and blossom comes to bud again in spring, it's an earth to keep ye still believing , your memory is everything."
(Book of Golden Stories, by Calum and Rory McDonald

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Posted by: emerald footprints 17-Aug-2003, 09:12 AM

Wow! Those Commandments are great!

I'll find a special place for them that's for sure!

Posted by: mayfieldwood 21-Aug-2003, 01:36 AM

Nice, yes, but I'm new here.

What is the source of the commandments?

What are the Ancient Harmonies the commandments speak about?

Thank you.

Posted by: ranger 12-Sep-2003, 10:47 PM

Does anyone know the history behind them? When, where, who wrote them?

Posted by: Angel Whitefang (Rider) 18-Nov-2003, 03:45 AM

Truer words have never been spoken
Thank You for reminding us

Posted by: Therasa 30-Nov-2003, 10:00 PM

Lady Elaine-

I hope you don't mind, I printed this and have it pinned on my bulletin board. It is beautiful. Definately words to live by. Thank you for posting it.

Take care

Posted by: Lyra Luminara 17-Jun-2004, 10:45 PM

True, True man, love that stuff.

It's very similiar to the Wiccan Rede

Posted by: Aaediwen 18-Jun-2004, 04:41 PM

Yet another tellng of the same core lesson! Be true to thyself, kind to all others.

"And ye harm none, do as ye will"

Beyond that, everything will work out in the end. Just trust in God/Goddess

Posted by: greenldydragon 18-Jun-2004, 05:54 PM

Absolutely beautiful, you really need to tell us who wrote them...definitely would look up more by that same artist.

Posted by: Camchak 18-Jun-2004, 06:36 PM

So, how many here proclaim wiccan?

Posted by: MacAibhistin 03-Sep-2004, 11:06 PM

Lady Elaine, many of us would like to know the source of the commandments. Do you know from whence they came?

Rory MacA

Posted by: ANNHAM 16-Sep-2004, 09:32 PM

I'm a bit late adding to this thread, but these are really
Beautiful Words!

Thanks,
Anne

Posted by: Meryat 15-Nov-2004, 04:09 PM

I'm even later adding to this thread.

That was beautiful!
Echoing several of the other responses, what is the source?

~Meryat

Posted by: gypseyreyne 16-Nov-2004, 04:35 PM

I am also in wonder over the creator of this verse. Are there more such prayers? It is a lovely visual.

Posted by: VetteGal 17-Nov-2004, 12:43 AM

QUOTE (Camchak @ 18-Jun-2004, 06:36 PM)

So, how many here proclaim wiccan?

I follow the Wiccan Rede.

Posted by: Diviana 28-Nov-2004, 02:13 AM

Yes...please...I know it's been nigh one half a year, but please, reveal to us the source...

Diviana

"Be the change you wish to see in the world." Ghandi

Posted by: IrishBecca30 16-Mar-2005, 11:20 AM

They were very nice, thank you for sharing!